Registered full and part-time International and EU students, pursuing a course of study leading to a formal qualification (e.g. Undergraduate degree, Master’s or PhD), can submit an application to ISCF.

Please note, you should have a child or children attending the University Nursery or another registered/ approved childcare facility prior to applying to ISCF.

As international students are required to demonstrate to the Home Office that they have adequate funding for their tuition fees and living costs as part of their VISA application, we would reference what has changed to require a student to have the need to apply to ISCF.

ISCF applications cannot be considered from students who have completed, permanently withdrawn from or abandoned their course. Further to this, certain enrolment and course exclusions apply, such as students who are awaiting exam board, students who are undertaking a degree apprenticeship and postgraduate students whose status is “Limbo: Thesis”. If you would like clarification on whether your particular enrolment status or course excludes you from applying, please contact Student Funding Support at 

Awards from ISCF are needs-related and assessed on an individual case-by-case basis. As a result, we are unable to give a clear indication of the likely value of any possible award until an application has been submitted and the assessment process completed.

There is no guarantee that funds will be awarded in every case and consequently, some applications will be unsuccessful.

• Awards will normally only be granted for childcare sessions during University term time and 10 weeks of the summer vacation.
• Awards will not exceed half of the actual cost of the childcare provision taken each 10 week term/10 week summer vacation period.
• Any entitlement to free nursery education for children aged 3 or 4 years old will be considered when an application is made to the fund and the amount awarded for these children will be less.
• If the number of childcare sessions that your child attends is less than the number for which you are assessed for support, then your award will be re-calculated accordingly.
• Priority for funding is given to estranged students, care-experienced students and students with disabilities.

Our assessment and award allocations are only approved for the current academic year, if you require funding in further years, you will need to re-apply in the relevant academic year. Awards in subsequent academic years are not guaranteed.

We are only able to consider funding towards the number of childcare sessions agreed within a 10-week term/10-week summer vacation period. Additional sessions may be considered at the end of the academic year if there is remaining budget.

Awards are also only considered for one child only in the first instance (the child with the highest childcare costs). Additional children may be considered at the end of the academic year if there is remaining budget.

If you wish to be considered for either of the above additional funding, you will need to contact Student Funding Support directly ( ) towards the end of the academic year.

Please note that if your enrolment status changes during the application and assessment process then you may become ineligible to receive support from ISCF (e.g., students who become permanently withdrawn or Postgraduate Research students whose registration status becomes 'Limbo: Thesis' ).

You will be required to submit evidence with your application form. You will be able to upload your evidence to the application at the end of the form. A full list can be found at the end of the application. You can also find a pdf copy of this below:

• Evidence Checklist for students WITH Child Dependents.Link opens in a new window

The stipulation of the level of evidence required can be found in the above checklist. If you require guidance on How to Download Bank StatementsLink opens in a new window, see our useful guide. Alternatively, you can visit or call your bank to request your bank statements. Please note, we do not accept screenshots to demonstrate bank transactions over a protracted period of time.

As part of your ISCF application, you will need to submit a Childcare Information Form found below:

• Childcare Information FormLink opens in a new window (one per pre-school-aged child)

If you live with a partner, you will also be required to submit the following form:

• Partner Information FormLink opens in a new window (and the required partner evidence outlined)

Both the Partner Information FormLink opens in a new window (including any required partner evidence) and Childcare Information FormLink opens in a new window will need to be printed, fully completed, and uploaded with your application.

If you are struggling to upload your evidence to your online application form or you are submitting evidence at a later date, you can send us your evidence via email at

Once we have received your application form and supporting documentation, we will contact you to arrange a short, confidential appointment with a Student Funding Adviser.

• Appointments take approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Appointments are conducted via Microsoft Teams.
  • However, if you would prefer to attend a face-to-face appointment then please let us know via email studentfunding@warwick.ac.uk and we will try to accommodate your request.
• Once your appointment has been booked, you will receive a confirmation email with full details of your appointment.

You will be required to email evidence of your up-to-date balances (for all accounts held in your name and, if applicable, all accounts held in your partners name), on the day of your appointment. You can send these via email to   . As this will only include one screenshot per bank account, in this instance, we will accept screenshots. These screenshots must include identifiable information.

Students with a child attending the university nursery will have any award credited directly to their university account at the start of each term.

If a student reduces the number of sessions that their child attends the University Nursery and are subsequently liable to pay for fewer sessions, their award will be amended accordingly.

Student Funding Support are only able to consider funding towards the number of childcare sessions agreed within a 10-week term/10-week summer vacation period. Additional sessions may be considered at the end of the academic year if there is remaining budget. You will need to contact Student Funding Support directly ( ) to enquire about this towards the end of the academic year.

For students with a child attending an external childcare provider (once we have completed your appointment and assessment and deemed that you are eligible for funding), we will send your external childcare provider “Childcare Attendance Sheets” to complete online.

The Childcare Attendance Sheets need to be completed by your external childcare provider at the end of a term (or summer vacation) to confirm:

• The number of sessions your child has attended.
• The cost breakdown of your childcare during this time.
• Any government funding that your child has received during this time.

A new Childcare Attendance Sheet will need to be completed at the end of every term (or summer vacation) for which your award has been approved.

Your external childcare provider may need to submit signed receipts/invoices to confirm that you have paid for your childcare in the first instance. They should attach these to the Childcare Attendance Sheet online or email us directly at

Any receipts or invoices submitted must be dated on headed paper and should include the Ofsted Childcare Provider Number. They should be signed or stamped.

Payments to students using external childcare providers will be made directly to their bank accounts at the end of each term, when the nursery fees have been paid by the student in the first instance.

• These payments are subject to the satisfactory completion and submission of the Childcare Attendance Sheet and any associated evidence (e.g., receipts/invoices).
• If you and your external childcare provider have successfully completed the above, your award will be paid up to 10 working days later (provided you have already followed the instructions in your award email to upload your bank details to eVision for payment).
• Please note, we can only make payment into UK bank accounts or some digital accountsLink opens in a new window. We cannot make payments in cash.

Student Funding Support are only able to consider funding towards the number of childcare sessions agreed within a 10-week term/10-week summer vacation period. If a student reduces the number of sessions that their child attends an External Childcare Provider and are subsequently liable to pay for fewer sessions, their award will be amended accordingly. Additional sessions may be considered at the end of the academic year if there is remaining budget. You will need to contact Student Funding Support directly ( ) to enquire about this towards the end of the academic year.

It can take up to 4 weeks from a fully completed application to notification of your application outcome.

If you are in urgent need of financial assistance with your essential living costs, we may be able to offer you an interest-free Emergency Loan of up to £250Link opens in a new window.

Please see below further ways in which the wider university may be able to assist you, if you are in financial difficulty:

• Warwick Student Union(SU) FoodbanksLink opens in a new window
• Wellbeing and Student SupportLink opens in a new window

If you find yourself in financial difficulty and are unable to meet only your essential living costs after your ISCF outcome, you may wish to apply to the International Students' Emergency FundLink opens in a new window also.

If you undergo a change in circumstances during the assessment process, or during the academic year, you should inform Student Funding Support as soon as possible, as this can impact your award.

You can submit a new application to ISCF if you have had a change in circumstances since your application outcome. The process of re-application is the same as applying in the first instance and hence you will need to undertake all stages of this as outlined above.

Additional children may be considered at the end of the academic year if there is remaining budget. You will need to contact Student Funding Support directly ( ) to enquire about this towards the end of the academic year.